rules and laws

Rules and laws are guidelines for how people should behave. They are based on ideas about what is right and wrong. Instructions are also called rules. For instance, there are rules of grammar (how a language works) and rules of a game (how a game is played). However, this article is concerned with rules that apply to a person’s behavior.

Rules are how adults teach children how to behave in society. Parents form rules when…

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